The nurse is caring for a patient in preadmission testing. The patient has been assigned a physical status classification by the American Society of Anesthesiologists of ASA III. Which assessment will support this classification?

A) Normal, healthy patient
B) Denial of any major illnesses or conditions
C) Poorly controlled hypertension with implanted pacemaker
D) Moribund patient not expected to survive without the operation

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Leticia Santiago · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  An ASA III rating is a patient with a severe systemic disease, such as poorly controlled hypertension with an implanted pacemaker. ASA I is a normal healthy patient with no major illnesses or conditions. ASA II is a patient with mild systemic disease. ASA V is a moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation and includes patients with ruptured abdominal/thoracic aneurysm or massive trauma.

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